The Bassoon

Informationen zum Autor James B. Kopp has performed professionally as a bassoonist, contrabassoonist, and early bassoonist for more than twenty years. He has an international reputation as a clinician and maker of reeds for bassoon, contrabassoon, and early bassoon. His articles on the history and acoustics of woodwind instruments have appeared in many journals and reference books, and he is a senior editor of the forthcoming Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments , second edition. Klappentext Encompasses the entire history of the bassoon, from its origins five centuries ago to its place in twenty-first-century music. The author draws on archival research and many years of experience playing the instrument to provide a lively portrait of today' Zusammenfassung An authoritative account of the 500-year history of the bassoon! with new research findings and dozens of rare illustrations

Product details

• Authors: James Kopp, James B. Kopp, KOPP JAMES B, William Waterhouse
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2012
• EAN: 9780300118292
• ISBN: 978-0-300-11829-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 255 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Yale Musical Instruments Series; Yale Musical Instrument Series; Yale Musical Instrument Series; Yale Musical Instruments Series
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > Organology